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Updated · DiscoverWestman.com · Aug 10

Assiniboine College Launches 12-Week Newcomer Skills Program With C$129,000 Support

Updated

Updated · DiscoverWestman.com · Aug 10

Assiniboine College Launches 12-Week Newcomer Skills Program With C$129,000 Support

1 articles · Updated · DiscoverWestman.com · Aug 10

C$129,000 in Manitoba funding will back Assiniboine College’s new EOSES program, aimed at helping newcomers build English, digital literacy and workplace communication skills for employment.
The 12-week course starts in September with one online cohort and one in-person group in Brandon, followed by two more intakes in January.
80 spots will be offered across four cohorts of 20 students each, with online delivery extending access to participants across Manitoba.
Adults 18 and older with at least Canadian Language Benchmark 5 can apply; temporary residents with valid work or study permits get priority, while visitor visa holders are excluded.
The college said the program also teaches Canadian workplace culture and intercultural practices, targeting a skills gap that can hinder experienced newcomers’ job integration.

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Can an eight-hour weekly course really bridge the cultural gap and guarantee meaningful employment for Manitoba's highly educated newcomers?

With only 80 seats available for Manitoba's new workplace integration program, what happens to the hundreds of newcomers left behind?

Are newcomers truly lacking workplace skills, or is this new $129K program masking deeper systemic biases in Canadian hiring practices?

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